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Philippine domestic trade recorded 11.89 million tons of commodities amounting to P561.14 billion in the third quarter of 2025
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Road transport accounted for the highest share in terms of both volume (5.57 million tons) and value (P318.30 billion)
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Commodities traded through water and air recorded declines in both volume and value during the period
The country’s domestic trade recorded 11.89 million tons of commodities amounting to P561.14 billion in the third quarter of 2025, according to preliminary data from the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA).
Of the total volume during the third quarter, 51.3% or 6.31 million tons were traded by road transport, 46.9% or 5.57 million tons by water transport, and 0.03% or 3,376.34 tons by air transport.
PSA noted that the preliminary report on domestic trade for the third quarter of 2025 is not comparable with that of the same quarter in 2024 because previous reports did not include movement through road transport. PSA started including road transport only in its 2025 reports.
For water transport though, the 5.57 million tons moved in the third quarter of 2025 was 19.9% lower than the 6.96 million tons recorded in the same quarter of 2024.
Commodities traded by air also dropped 61.1% to 3,376.34 tons from the 8,675.04 tons posted in the third quarter of 2024.
In terms of value, domestic commodities traded through road transport accounted for the biggest share at 56.7% or P318.2 billion of the total.
Domestic commodities traded through water transport recorded P242.54 billion during the third quarter, down 13.5% from P280.39 billion registered in the same period in 2024.
Commodities traded by air likewise saw a 51.3% decrease to P0.40 billion from P0.83 billion in the third quarter of 2024.
Among the regions, CALABARZON (Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal, Quezon) had the highest outflow volume with 3.49 million tons or a share of 29.3%. The National Capital Region (NCR) followed with 1.65 million tons (13.9%), and Central Luzon with 1.41 million tons (11.9%).
Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR), on the other hand, recorded the lowest outflow volume of 0.02 million tons (0.2%) during the period.
NCR, meanwhile, posted the highest inflow volume at 2.90 million tons or a 24.4% share to the total. It was followed by Central Luzon with 1.26 million tons (10.6%), and Western Visayas with 1.21 million tons (10.2%). The Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) recorded the lowest inflow volume of 0.04 million tons (0.4%) during the period.
In terms of value, NCR posted the highest outflow value amounting to P138.57 billion or 24.7% of the total during the third quarter. CALABARZON came second with P117.34 billion (20.9%), followed by Central Luzon with P79.80 billion (14.2%) worth of traded commodities.
The region with the lowest outflow value during the third quarter was Zamboanga Peninsula with P1.76 billion (0.3%).
The NCR also posted the highest inflow in terms of value with P135.68 billion or 24.2% of the total. CALABARZON followed with P79.01 billion (14.1%), and then Central Visayas with P60.60 billion (10.8%).
BARMM also recorded the lowest inflow value, which amounted to P2.06 billion (0.4%) during the third quarter.
The top three regions with the most favorable trade balance in terms of volume were CALABARZON, 2.32 million tons; Negros Island Region, 0.86 million tons; and Northern Mindanao, 0.27 million tons.
In contrast, the three regions with the most unfavorable trade balances were NCR, -1.25 million tons; Western Visayas, -1.06 million tons; and Zamboanga Peninsula, -0.32 million tons.
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In terms of value, the top three regions with favorable trade balances in the third quarter of 2025 were Central Luzon, P48.89 billion; CALABARZON, P38.32 billion; and Negros Island Region, P18.46 billion.
The regions with the most unfavorable trade balances in terms of value were Central Visayas, P-24.47 billion; Davao Region, P-23.83 billion; and Ilocos Region, P-21.31 billion.
